it's no joke; gimme a break!
invitation; solicitation; canvassing; canvasing; inducement; persuasion
older brother; elder brother; brother (as older-brother figure in friendly and or work relationship); young man; buddy
strenuous effort; earnestness; seriousness
cooperation; collaboration
to continue; to last; to continue (without a break); to be unbroken; to occur again and again; to lead to; to connect to
direction; way; person; lady; method of; manner of; care of ...
somehow; how; in what way; why; what kind of
to learn; to acquire knowledge; to carry; to wear (clothes, etc.); to put on
to praise; to commend; to compliment; to speak well of; to speak highly of
use of seductive techniques to attain one's ends (usu. of women)
consent; assent; agreement; understanding; comprehension; grasp
to prick; to stab; to poke; to prod; to use (a cane); to prop oneself up with
absurd; unreasonable; extreme; senseless; disorderly; chaotic
to hate; to dislike; to loathe
force; strength; capability; ability; efficacy; effect; effort
to come together; to merge; to fit; to match; to be profitable; to be equitable
bad feeling; feeling bad; disagreeable; unpleasant; revolting; gross
nature; natural; spontaneous; naturally; spontaneously
standing on tiptoe and stretching one's back to make oneself taller; stretching oneself; overreaching oneself; overstretching oneself; trying to do something beyond one's ability
while; during; while; although; all; both
to be popular (esp. with the opposite sex); to be well liked; to be pampered (spoiled, doted upon, etc.); to be welcomed
to draw (attention, sympathy, etc.); to attract (e.g. interest)
(a) little; somewhat; somehow
very much; intensely; overwhelmingly; excessively; irresistibly; without any obvious reason
nonsensical; unreasonable; awfully; extremely; disorder; confusion
unnatural; artificial; affected; strained
pitching; throwing a ball; bowling (in cricket); pitched ball
victory goes to the one who makes the first move; being quick to take action leads to victory; the early bird gets the worm
only; just; since; after; remaining (in a particular state)
to wear (in modern Japanese, from the shoulders down); to put on; to bear (guilt, etc.)
one way or another; in many ways; in various ways
to ask elsewhere; to try another (store, service, etc.)
as one would expect; just as you'd expect (from); still; all the same; even ... (e.g. "even a genius")
hiragana; cursive Japanese syllabary used primarily for native Japanese words (esp. function words, inflections, etc.)